U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Warsaw on Feb. 21, during which he praised his Polish hosts and reiterated Washington’s steadfast support for the Ukrainian war effort. He also roundly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which was initially launched on Feb. 24, 2022. The U.S. president was introduced by his Polish counterpart, Andrzej…
Speaking in Warsaw, Biden Praises Ally Poland, Reiterates US Support for Kyiv
A Symbol of Polish Patriotism: The Royal Castle in Warsaw
WARSAW, Poland—Take a walk through Warsaw’s old town and soon enough you’ll meet King Sigismund III Vasa (1566–1632), who stands tall atop a column between the colorful old buildings and the pink façade of the Royal Castle. Having been plundered, raised to the ground, and rebuilt several times, the Royal Castle in Warsaw today stands…
The Last King of Poland’s Summer Retreat: Royal Lazienki Palace
WARSAW, Poland—In 1764, King Stanislaw August Poniatowski bought a baroque bathhouse pavilion along with a surrounding estate to build his summer retreat, in Warsaw. Dutch architect Tylman van Gamerenhad had designed the original bathhouse. The king had the bathhouse extended to make his neoclassical style summer retreat, the Royal Lazienki Palace, more commonly known as The…
Biden’s Speech in Warsaw to Urge Western ‘Unity and Resolve’ in Face of Russian Offensive
President Joe Biden is scheduled to give a speech in Warsaw on Saturday, with the White House saying the president will issue a call for Western unity and determination in the face of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Biden is now in Poland, where at the time of reporting he was in a meeting with…
Polish Court Orders Historians to Apologise Over Holocaust Book
WARSAW—A Warsaw court ruled on Tuesday that two historians tarnished the memory of a Polish villager in a book about the Holocaust and must apologise, in a case some academics warn could deter impartial research into Poles’ actions during World War Two. More than seven decades on, the conflict remains a live political issue in…
Polish Court Orders Historians to Apologize Over Holocaust Book
WARSAW—A Warsaw court ruled on Tuesday that two historians tarnished the memory of a Polish villager in a book about the Holocaust and must apologize, in a case some academics warn could deter impartial research into Poles’ actions during World War Two. More than seven decades on, the conflict remains a live political issue in…
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